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This is spot on, the first time I can vividly remember piped in music was for the first UTL game against Notre Dame, and then it was ONLY Seven Nation Army. Which was cool that one time, but not to be repeated over and over. So that was what 5 or 6 years ago?

A big part of the cool factor of college sports is how ORGANIC it is. Mr. Brightside during the Cinci game = Cool. It was different and the fans got into it. Then they tried to force it again against Air Force and no one gave a shit.

I also like all kinds of music but I don't go to Michigan Stadium wanting to hear some shitty song clip every commercial break. I can do that at home for way cheaper, AND have control over what song I want to hear.

I'm not going to get into the whole adidas vs. Jordan debate but those of you who say this isn't a big deal are on crack.
This is a huge deal.
You guys are acting like Jordan is Russell athletic, but that is not the case. The fact of the matter is that adidas is quickly becoming a more influential brand in youth and street culture. Like it or not, this is a fact.
It's not a fad either. If you've been paying attention this has been coming for a while now.

And if you think Nike is not concerned, talk to the thousands of people they laid off this summer

You wanna talk annoying PA sounds? I was at the Indiana game in 2011 (the one when both teams decided defense was optional) and swear I heard "First Down HOOOOOOOSIERS!!!" something like almost 50 times.

Living in Portland, I always get a lot of shit about wearing my Michigan gear. (which, why really? Why do they care?) But this week, everyone has been pretty quiet. Seems like they feel fortunate to have gotten this far and are worried.

Can't figure out how to edit my earlier post (mostly a lurker on here), but our official Alumni Club watch party will be held at Cartlab PDX, 1831 SW River Dr, Portland, OR 97201. Hope to see some of you there!

Alumni Board member checking in here (which will likely give away my mysterious identity, but oh well.) Our default bar for football is the Thirsty Lion downtown, but stay tuned to our Club Facebook page for updates. We're in the process of exploring all options, and may head elsewhere this weekend!

For sure Muppet worthy win.
Let's be real here, Wisco has a very solid defense, but we absolutely showed them up today.
Should not have been this close of a game, but we looked very solid outside of field goals.
I'll give Allen credit for flipping the field more than once today.

I think a lot of people here are with you but don't want to get negged away by the hive mind.

You're totally right, and the reason everyone on here keeps making these claims about "Nike is better" "Nike is far higher quality" "Nike makes better designs" is that that's what Nike wants you to think. It's all about perceived value.

They're brilliant marketers, far better than adidas or UA, (though if you follow the industry they are losing ground as of late).

But you're right, the product is all the same, same materials, even from some of the same factories, except for some patent protected innovations like Nike Air, adidas Boost, etc.

I'm not saying you can't like one over the other, for whatever reasons are important to you, but to make a blanket claim that one is "higher quality" is silly.

I've come to the realization that in this universe, it is inexplicably MSU's year. In every parallel universe, they have 3+ losses but in ours, every comceivable outcome will go their way.

Even the Nebraska game, which they lost on an admittedly bad call will not matter in the grand scheme of things. They will beat Penn St. They will beat Iowa, both in probably excruciatingly awful and/or fortunate fashion. They'll get the 4th spot in the Playoffs. Book it.

I hope that I'm wrong, but at this point it's easier to just realize everything is going to go their way and go about my business. Go Blue, Beat OSU.

Disagree here, Rudock was never billed as a home run threat. He's a cautious guy who limits mistakes and keeps TO's to a minimum. You think that the INT's didn't kill us? A pick 6 from the 50 yard line as we're driving to tie the game killed us. A pick in the red zone in the first half killed us.

Overthrows for incompletions don't directly lead to points for the other team. Plain and simple, if we didn't turn the ball over we win that game.

So excited for this game. Win or lose, I just want to see a competitive team out there. I won't be crushed if we can't pull it out, I'm just super optimistic for a new style of football and more toughness out of this team. Let's goooooooo!

Yea I'm with you there, outlook would be more positive. But I don't know, I feel like any of our receiving corps can step up and have AT LEAST as good of a season as he had last year. While Funchess' potential was high, his results were underwhelming and frustrating to say the least. I don't think at the end of the year it will necessarily be that big of a downgrade from his last year's performance.

Sounds like he's got a great mindset going into the season. I'm impressed and excited to see what he can do. The players know they have to work to get Michigan back where it should, and it sounds like they're buying in so far. No distractions, just work